Uttar Bar

Coordinates: 22°33′41″N 87°49′12″E / 22.561333°N 87.820083°E / 22.561333; 87.820083
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Uttar Bar
Village
Daspur
Websitepaschimmedinipur.gov.in

Uttar Bar (also spelled Uttar Barh) is a village in the

CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India
.

Geography

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Uttar Bar
H
Radhanagar
H
Radhanagar, Paschim Medinipur (H)
Radhakantapur
H
Radhakantapur (H)
Palashpai
H
Palashpai (H)
Narajole
HV
Narajole (H)
Laoda
H
Laoda (H)
Lachhipur
H
Lachhipur (H)
Kotalpur
H
Kotalpur (H)
Jayantipur
H
Jayantipur (H)
Jalshara
H
Jalshara (H)
Iswarpur
H
Iswarpur (H)
Gobindanagar
H
Gobindanagar (H)
Gangadaspur
H
Gangadaspur (H)
Dihi Baliharpur
H
Dihi Baliharpur (H)
Chaipat
H
Chaipat (H)
Baikunthapur
H
Baikunthapur, Paschim Medinipur (H)
Alui
H
Alui (H)
Ajuria
H
Ajuria (H)
Birsingha
R
Birsingha (R)
Sonakhali
R
Sonakhali, Paschim Medinipur (R)
Daspur
R
Daspur (R)
Ramjibanpur
M
Ramjibanpur (M)
Khirpai
M
Khirpai (M)
Kharar
M
Kharar, Ghatal (M)
Ghatal
M
Ghatal (M)
Chandrakona
M
Chandrakona (M)
Cities and towns in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Uttar Bar is located at 22°33′41″N 87°49′12″E / 22.561333°N 87.820083°E / 22.561333; 87.820083.

Google maps show the location of Khaputeswari temple a little away at Faridpur.

Area overview

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820.[1][2]

Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[3] It has a density of population of 1,099 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,850/sq mi), but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[4]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of India, Uttar Bar had a total population of 5,675, of which 2,880 (51%) were males and 2,795 (49%) were females. There were 630 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Uttar Bar was 4,392 (87.06% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Education

Kheput High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1860. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 2,600 books, 16 computers and a playground.[6]

Uttar Bar picture gallery

  • At-chala Kheputeswari temple
    At-chala Kheputeswari temple
  • Terracotta work
    Terracotta work
  • Decorated stone pillar in front of the temple
    Decorated stone pillar in front of the temple

References

  1. ^ Murshid, Ghulam. "Vidyasagar, Pundit Iswar Chandra". Banglapedia. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar". www.whereincity.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ^ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ^ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census, India. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Kheput High S. U. Pry". Schools.org. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

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